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Why Domaine Carneros Was Named Sustainable Business of the Year

Why Domaine Carneros Was Named Sustainable Business of the Year

When Domaine Carneros installed its first solar array two decades ago, it was at the forefront of renewable energy adoption Earlier this year, Domaine Carneros Winery received the Sustainable Business of the Year award from the Napa Chamber of Commerce, presented by MCE Clean Energy, a not-for-profit public

Why We Don't Like Bottle Bills -- Maine Version

Maine lawmakers are viewing a pot of $4 million in unclaimed bottle deposits as just ripe to pour into lake and farm conservation. And that's precisely why we don't like bottle bills – the system where people pay a 5-cent or 10-cent deposit on each

Champagne Hits the Target, Cuts Carbon Emissions 25% Since 2003

Champagne's goal of cutting its carbon footprint. which totalled 580,583 tons of equivalent CO2 in 2003, has been met, Pierre Naviaux, head of the Comité Champagne sustainability department, says. Now, Champagne is working on a plan to cut carbon emmissions an addition 2% a year, reaching net

Solar Powers 60% of Wine Production at Hope Family Wines

Solar Powers 60% of Wine Production at Hope Family Wines

Hope Family Wines launched an expansive new rooftop solar array that offsets 60% of the energy needed to power the winery's entire wine production facility, administration offices and warehousing operation in Paso Robles, Calif. "We can now proudly say that the majority of our wine is bottled

Double Mountain Brewery Adds Cans to Packaging

Normally, a brewery adding cans to its packaging mix wouldn't be a big deal. But when Double Mountain Brewery, Hood river, Ore., announced it was adding aluminum cans, it was a big deal. That's because founder Matt Swihart had opened the brewery with the intent to

Floating Solar System Powers 100% of Nelson Family Vineyards, Cuts Electric Costs $90k a Year

Floating Solar System Powers 100% of Nelson Family Vineyards, Cuts Electric Costs $90k a Year

A floating solar system on an irrigation pond is enabling Nelson Family Vineyards, Mendocino County, Calif., to power 100% of its operations with renewable energy and save an estimated $90,000 a year in electric costs. And the 74-year-old, 1,800-acre family-run farm did this without

All Napa Green Members Eliminate Neophosate Use